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Menogyn Trips BWCAW INTRO TO CANOE Entering grades 7 - 8 Date # Days Fees This is a great opportunity for younger campers to experience the 6/23 - 6/27 5 $550 Menogyn Magic for the first time. Campers will spend one night at 7/23 - 7/27 5 $550 Menogyn and will then enjoy a 2 night small group canoe trip in 8/16 - 8/20 5 $550 the beautiful Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Everyone will have fun learning how to paddle, portage, and set up camp. BWCAW CANOE Date Grade # Days Fees Entering grades 7 - 12 6/20 – 6/27 * 7 -10 8 $800 Campers placed with others of similar age 6/29 – 7/6 7-10 8 $955 An incredible adventure for teens! Regardless of skill level or previous 7/12 – 7/19 7-10 8 $955 canoeing experience, Menogyn trailguides work with campers to 7/29 – 8/5 7-10 8 $955 develop new skills as they enjoy a six or nine day wilderness canoe 8/7 – 8/14 7-10 8 $955 trip in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Traveling in a small group, campers will paddle and portage 4 – 12 miles per day and will camp 8/16 – 8/23 7-10 8 $955 at designated BWCA camp sites. 8/16 - 8/25 8-10 10 $1,230 6/29 - 7/9 8-10 11 $1,350 Note: Campers entering 7th grade are only eligible for 5 or 8 day 7/23 - 8/2 8-10 11 $1,350 sessions. 7/23 - 8/2 11-12 11 $1,350 * Early season discount FOR A LONGER ADVENTURE Date Grade # Days Fees With 11 – 13 days on trail in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, 6/23 – 7/6 9 -12 14 $1,720 campers can experience longer routes and have time to further develop their wilderness canoeing and camping skills. There is also 7/12 – 7/27 9-12 16 $1,940 more time to create lasting friendships and have fun! 7/23 – 8/5 9-12 14 $1,720 8/7 – 8/20 9-12 14 $1,720 BWCAW CANOE WITH PADDLE BUILD Entering grades 9 - 12 Date # Days Fees tear out for 12-13 perforated Page For some 14 and 16 day sessions, campers can build their own canoe 6/23 – 7/6 14 $1,760 paddle. Groups stay an extra day in camp before going out on trail. 7/12 – 7/27 16 $2,000 Our skilled canoe master instructs campers in crafting a solid wood paddle. Campers learn how to use a hand plane, Spokeshave, and 7/23 – 8/5 14 $1,760 shaving horse. They then use their new paddle on trail. All materials and tools provided. QUETICO CANOE Entering grades 10 - 12 Quetico campers must bring a valid passport or passport card. Campers deepen their expedition canoeing skills as they paddle and Date # Days Fees portage for 16 – 19 days through the beautiful lakes and rivers 6/20 – 7/9 20 $2,440 of Ontario’s Quetico Provincial Park. The Quetico is more remote and more challenging than the BWCA – a perfect opportunity for 7/12 – 8/2 22 $2,650 experienced campers. ENGAGÈ WORK CAMPER PROGRAM Date # of Days Date # of Days Engagè sessions allow campers to earn money toward their 6/20 - 6/27 8 7/29 - 8/5 8 Menogyn adventure while helping out at camp. Engagè campers do 6/29 - 7/9 11 8/7 - 8/14 8 camp chores, work on service projects, and plan and participate in 7/12 - 7/19 8 8/16 - 8/25 10 “Welcomes” that greet campers coming off trail. For an application, please visit campmenogyn.org or call us at 763 - 479 - 1146. 7/23 - 7/27 5 YMCA CAMP MENOGYN • [email protected] • [P] 612-822-2267 • campmenogyn.org 10 perforate BWCAW ROCK CLIMB Date # Days Fees Entering grades 8 - 10 7/12 - 7/19 Girls 8 $1,000 A great introduction to outdoor rock climbing. After a two hour 7/29 - 8/5 Girls 8 $1,000 canoe paddle to a campsite, campers spend 3 – 4 days climbing 8/7 - 8/14 Boys 8 $1,000 on Seagull Lake in the BWCA. SUPERIOR HIKING TRAIL CLIMB & BACKPACK Entering grades 8 - 11 Previous experience is not required, but a basic knowledge of climbing is helpful. With 11- 13 days on trail, campers climb at several amazing sites on Date # Days Fees or near the Superior Hiking Trail and enjoy backpacking between the climbing locations. Menogyn groups have climbed at Palisade Head, 6/23 - 7/6 Boys 14 $1,770 Shovel Point, Section 13, and Mystical Mountain. 7/12 - 7/27 Boys 16 $2,000 8/7 - 8/20 Girls 14 $1,770 BWCAW CANOE & ROCK CLIMB Entering grades 8 - 10 Date # of Days Fees Campers get an excellent taste of both wilderness canoeing and rock 6/29 - 7/9 11 $1,370 climbing on this combined trip. Trail groups split their time between canoeing 7/23 - 8/2 11 $1,370 through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and climbing at Seagull Palisade 8/16 - 8/25 10 $1,250 as they learn skills for both types of wilderness adventures. BORDER ROUTE BACKPACK Date Grade # Days Fees Entering grades 7 - 12 6/29 - 7/6 7 8 $990 Campers placed with others of similar age. 7/29 - 8/5 7 8 $990 Campers enjoy and learn the basics of wilderness backpacking during six 6/20 - 6/27 8-10 8 $990 days of hiking on the Superior Hiking Trail near Lake Superior or along the 7/12 - 7/19 8-10 8 $990 Border Route Trail in the Boundary Waters. Both routes offer strikingly 8/7 - 8/14 8-10 8 $990 beautiful vistas, well maintained trails, and designated campsites. 7/29 - 8/5 11-12 8 $990 LAKE SUPERIOR BACKPACK Entering grades 8 - 11 Date # of Days Fees Groups will have the opportunity to explore hiking trails along the 6/29 - 7/9 11 $1,520 southern and western shores of Lake Superior for six to seven days. These routes provide campers with sweeping vistas over the big lake 7/23 - 8/2 11 $1,520 as well as varied terrain through northern forests. This allows for the 8/16 - 8/25 10 $1,400 further development of backcountry practices and orienteering skills through familiar landscapes. Each session will stay in designated campsites and travel along well marked and maintained trails. ISLE ROYALE BACKPACK Entering grades 9 - 12 Date # of Days Fees After a fun 90 minute ferry ride from Grand Portage, campers enjoy 7 – 6/23 - 7/6 14 $2,040 8 days backpacking established trails on beautiful Isle Royale, an island 8/7 - 8/20 14 $2,040 national park in Lake Superior. Isle Royale campers often see moose and 7/12 - 7/27 16 $2,320 fox, and may even hear wolves. Groups stay in designated campsites. ROCKY MOUNTIANS BACKPACK Entering grades 9 - 12 Previous wilderness experience is required. For 13 – 15 days, campers hike deep into a Rocky Mountain wilderness Date # of Days Fees area (Sawtooths in Idaho, Glacier National Park in Montana, or a similar 7/12 - 8/2 22 $3,120 area) and explore spectacular mixed alpine terrain, at elevations up to 8/7 - 8/25 19 $2,770 11,000 feet. Campers enjoy classic Rocky Mountain beauty while strengthening their mountain backpacking skills. YMCA CAMP MENOGYN • [email protected] • [P] 612-822-2267 • campmenogyn.org 11.
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